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Emergence Timing and Voltinism of Phantom Midges, Chaoborus Spp bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/676874; this version posted June 21, 2019. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY 4.0 International license. 1 Full Title: Emergence timing and voltinism of phantom midges, Chaoborus spp., 2 in the UK. 3 Short Title: Chaoborus spp. emergence and voltinism. 4 Authors: R. Cockroft 1,W.R. Jenkins 2, A. Irwin 3, S. Norman2 and K.C. Brown4 5 1 AgroChemex Environmental Ltd., Aldhams Farm, Dead Lane, Manningtree, Essex, CO11 2NF, 6 U.K., 7 2 Ridgeway Eco, Didcot, Oxfordshire, UK. 8 3 Independent Consultant, Norwich, U.K. 9 4 BrownEnvironmental, Haga, 61433 Söderköping, Sweden 10 Corresponding author: E-mail: [email protected] 11 12 This work was supported by funding from: 13 Adama Makhteshim Ltd., P.O. Box 60, Beer-Sheva, 8410001, Israel. 14 The sponsor did not influence the study design; the collection, analysis and interpretation of data or 15 the writing of the report. 16 17 18 Key words: aquatic invertebrates, Chaoborus, emergence timing, voltinism Page 1 of 20 bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/676874; this version posted June 21, 2019. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY 4.0 International license. 19 Abstract 20 After introduction of overwintered fourth instar larvae (2027 in total), emergence timing of adult 21 Chaoborus spp. (Diptera: Chaoboridae) was investigated in four outdoor freshwater microcosms in 22 the UK in 2017. Adults started emerging on 13 April and emergence reached a peak on 2 May. The 23 majority of emergence was completed by 3 June. Emergence rates for each microcosm ranged from 24 51.4% to 66.2% with a mean of 60.9%. The great majority of emerged adults were C. obscuripes 25 (99.68%). Males appeared to emerge slightly earlier than females. The results indicated that for 26 overwintered C. obscuripes larvae, the adults emerged en masse in spring (rather than emerging 27 gradually over the course of spring and summer). In a separate experiment at the same location, the 28 number of Chaoborus spp. life-cycles occurring per year was determined using six replicate groups of 29 microcosms, each group containing four microcosms. Each microcosm contained 200 L of water and 30 was enclosed within a ‘pop-up’ frame covered with ‘insect-proof’ mesh (1 mm2 aperture). The first 31 microcosm in each group was ‘seeded’ with egg rafts (first generation) of Chaoborus spp. Following 32 adult emergence, as soon as the first egg rafts were laid in each microcosm these were removed and 33 transferred to the second microcosm in that group, and so on. The larvae sampled from the second and 34 subsequent generations in the microcosms were all C. crystallinus. C. crystallinus produced up to four 35 discrete generations within the experimental period, and life-cycle times from egg-to-egg ranged from 36 14 days (replicate group 5, first generation) to 56 days (replicate 3, second generation). These two 37 experiments, indicated that i) adult C. obscuripes arising from overwintered larvae emerged en masse 38 in the spring, and ii) up to four generations of C. crystallinus occurred; i.e. C. crystallinus exhibited a 39 multi-voltine life history under the temperate conditions of this UK study. Page 2 of 20 bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/676874; this version posted June 21, 2019. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY 4.0 International license. 41 Introduction 42 The precise duration of the life-cycle of Chaoborus spp. does not appear to have been clearly defined 43 in published studies. Since the larval stages are known to be extremely sensitive to the effects of 44 insecticides (1) and size-dependent sensitivity can play an important role in the survival and recovery 45 of natural populations, the duration and timing of the life cycle has implications for the interpretation 46 of how natural populations recover from exposure to stressors. 47 48 The Chaoboridae are Diptera with aquatic larvae that live as pelagic predators, feeding on a wide 49 range of prey including copepods, Cladocera, rotifers, chironomids, mosquito larvae and other 50 chaoborids. There are three genera of Chaoboridae in northern and central Europe; Chaoborus, 51 Mochlonyx and Cryophilia, all of which have four aquatic larval instars (2, 3, 4). Chaoborus species 52 are widely distributed throughout Europe and of the six species that are known C. flavicans, C. 53 obscuripes and C. crystallinus are the most common, the most abundant, and the most studied. 54 Pelagic third and fourth instar larvae of some species, such as C. flavicans, have adapted to co-exist 55 with fish in larger water bodies and lakes. C. flavicans exhibits diel vertical migration to sediment 56 where they burrow during the daytime to avoid predators and migrate upwards at night to feed. In 57 shallower water, or where fish are absent, they may be entirely pelagic (5). Populations of C. 58 crystallinus predominantly occur in shallow water bodies without fish and are mostly pelagic, 59 although larvae have been found in sediment (5). Females of C. crystallinus are able to detect the 60 presence of fish kairomones in water (6) and so can avoid depositing their eggs in water bodies 61 containing fish. 62 63 Larger natural or anthropogenic water bodies that do not contain fish have been found to be 64 dominated by C. obscuripes (7, 8). Habitat preferences for the more common European species of 65 Chaoboridae are summarised in Table 1. 66 67 Page 3 of 20 bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/676874; this version posted June 21, 2019. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY 4.0 International license. 68 Table 1: Habitat preferences for the larvae of European Chaoboridae Species Location and Habitat Larvae found in puddles, springs, pools, wells, tree holes and in temporary Mochlonyx velutinus or permanent pools. Chaoborus flavicans* Lakes most often but also ponds. Chaoborus crystallinus* Shallow ponds without fish, shallow ephemeral water bodies. Man-made waters bodies without fish, small and shallow waters, also Chaoborus obscuripes* found in deeper lakes. Chaoborus pallidus* Shaded portion of pools. 69 * overwinter as instar IV larvae in permanent water bodies 70 Chaoboridae are holometabolous and larvae develop through four instars and then pupate. Mochlonyx, 71 Cryophilia and Chaoborus nyblaei overwinter in the egg stage which is resistant to desiccation whilst 72 other temperate species overwinter as fourth instar larvae and pupate between April to June, 73 depending on temperature. 74 75 Mating and oviposition take place a few hours after emergence and in some species (e.g. C. flavicans) 76 eggs can be held at the surface by a surrounding jelly. C. crystallinus lays 200-300 eggs (8) arranged 77 in the form of floating discs to form a raft. The duration of the egg stage is temperature-dependent and 78 for C. crystallinus can range from 190-200 hours at 10 ºC and between 37-50 hours at 20 ºC (2). First 79 and second instar larvae of C. crystallinus develop rapidly over a few weeks whereas the 80 developmental periods of the third and fourth instar larvae are considerably longer. First and second 81 instar larvae are positively phototactic (9, 2) at first and stay in the upper layer of water (epilimnion), 82 which is warmer and has more oxygen. The later instars are generally found deeper in the water 83 column where they feed on zooplankton. 84 85 Chaoborus larvae are very tolerant of a wide range of unfavourable environmental conditions. C. 86 flavicans can withstand periods of up to 18 days without oxygen when the surface could not be Page 4 of 20 bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/676874; this version posted June 21, 2019. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY 4.0 International license. 87 reached and 70 days with access to the surface (2). Larvae of the same species can have variable life 88 spans (10) depending on environmental conditions and the structure of the community. Life cycles 89 can therefore be univoltine (predominantly in Europe) bi-voltine (high temperatures in Europe) or 90 multi-voltine in Japan (11). 91 92 The duration of the pupal stage is also temperature dependent and for Chaoborus crystallinus this can 93 range from 2-4 days at 20 ºC, between 10-13 days at 10 ºC and 30 days at 5 ºC. In Central Europe, 94 there appears to be a very pronounced emergence period for Chaoborus and Mochlonyx between 95 April and May with a second, less pronounced emergence from the end of July to October (10). 96 Females emerge from pupae and mate almost immediately, before their genitalia harden. Male 97 swarming behaviour is commonplace and some species have been shown to be attracted to light.
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